U.S., July 31 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07094425) titled 'Intensive Care Unit-acquired Heart Failure in Critically Ill: the ICU-HF Study' on July 18.
Brief Summary: Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are exposed to a wide range of complications that can affect long-term morbidity and mortality. Not only the initial diagnosis at the time of admission may lead to complications; the ICU stay itself can also be associated with specific disease patterns.
One of the most frequent complications of intensive care treatment is the loss of skeletal muscle mass. Muscle atrophy can be detected in up to 17% of all critically ill ICU patients. This is accompanied by a neuromuscular ...